Habitat for Humanity International is
a nonprofit Christian housing ministry
that seeks to eliminate poverty housing
and homelessness from the world,
and to make decent shelter a matter of
conscience and action. Habitat invites
people from all walks of life to work
together in partnership to help build
houses with families in need. Habitat
has built more than 225,000 houses
around the world, providing 1 million
people in more than 3,000 communities
with safe, decent, affordable
shelter. HFHI was founded in 1976
by Millard Fuller, along with his
wife, Linda.

Where does HFHI operate?

There are now more than 3,000 affiliates in nearly 90 countries
around the world. HFHI?s offices, located around the
world, provide training and a variety of support services to
Habitat national organizations and affiliates. The headquarters
offices are in Americus and Atlanta, Georgia, USA, along
with the area office for the United States and Canada. Other
area offices are in San Jose, Costa Rica, for Latin America and the Caribbean; Bratislava, Slovakia, for Europe and Central
Asia; Pretoria, South Africa, for Africa and the Middle East; and Bangkok, Thailand, for Asia and the Pacific.

How are donations distributed and used?

Gifts received by HFHI that are designated to a specific affiliate or building project are forwarded to that program
or affiliate. Undesignated gifts are used where most needed
and for HFHI administrative expenses. HFHI?s most recent
audited financial statement is available upon request.

Who controls and manages HFHI?

A board of directors determines policy and oversees and
guides the mission of Habitat for Humanity International.
Board members are dedicated volunteers who are deeply
concerned about the problems of poverty housing around the world. HFHI offices operate with an administrative staff,
assisted by a core group of professional and support employees
and supplemented by long- and short-term volunteers. Each
Habitat for Humanity affiliate and national organization is
managed by a local volunteer board.

How does Habitat work with the government?

Habitat realizes that local and national partnerships with
governments are important in creating affordable housing.
Habitat accepts government funds for infrastructure, utilities,
capacity building or training, and house building, so long
as the funds have no conditions that would violate Habitat?s
principles or limit its ability to proclaim its Christian identity.